Alive

I know I exist,

I can see my breath in the air.

Snowflakes swaying in the air as they gently grace the ground,

I carry on.

I know I exist,

The ducks drifting upon the water flee upon my presence.

The clouds drifting in the sky not bothered by the wind,

I carry on.

I know I exist,

People avoid grazing my body as they walk on by.

As the snowflakes pile on,

Winter carries on.

Isabel Morales was born in Chile, and lived as a child immigrant in Long Island, New York. She is currently working towards her BA in English and Creative Nonfiction Writing at Southern New Hampshire University.